Asian Glossy Starling vs Doum Palm

Aplonis panayensis compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Glossy Starling	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sturnidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Aplonis	Hyphaene
Species	Aplonis panayensis	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Asian Glossy Starling

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Glossy Starling	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Glossy Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Asian Glossy Starling

The Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) is a species in the genus Aplonis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.